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Woodbrook is a rare house that gives its name to a small, rural area in Ireland, not far from the old port of Sligo. It has been owned since the seventeenth century by the Anglo-Irish Kirkwoods. In 1932, David Thomson, aged eighteen, went there are a tutor. He stayed for ten years.
This memoir, acknowledged as a masterpiece, grew out of two great loves - for Woodbrook and for Phoebe, his pupil. In it he builds up a delicate, lyrical picture of a gentle pre-war society, of Irish history and troubled Anglo-Irish relations, and of a delightful family. Above all, his story reverberates with the enchantment of falling in love and with the desolation of bereavement.
This memoir, acknowledged as a masterpiece, grew out of two great loves - for Woodbrook and for Phoebe, his pupil. In it he builds up a delicate, lyrical picture of a gentle pre-war society, of Irish history and troubled Anglo-Irish relations, and of a delightful family. Above all, his story reverberates with the enchantment of falling in love and with the desolation of bereavement.
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"A brilliantly original mix of love-story, memoir and history" (Brian Moore)
"It remains with one long after the story is told, a haunting sadness, a memory and a dream" (Olivia Manning Spectator)
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"It remains with one long after the story is told, a haunting sadness, a memory and a dream" (Olivia Manning Spectator)
'Woodbrook is simply one of the most enchanting books I've read in a long time - it begins in delight before it ends in wisdom' - Seamus Heaney
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0140041338
- ISBN 13 9780140041330
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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Book Description 1st Penguin Edition. Good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 332 p.; 20 cm. Subjects: Thomson, David 1914-1988. Authors, Scottish 20th century; Biography. Woodbrook estate (Roscommon : County) History. Roscommon (County) Woodbrook Estates Woodbrook estate 1932-1944 Personal observations. Genre: Autobiography. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 313567
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